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Standards and Testing Agency Framework
Roles and responsibilities of the Standards and Testing Agency (STA), an executive agency of the Department for Education.
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The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) has responsibility, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education, for the development and delivery of primary school statutory assessments and tests in England.
This framework sets out the arrangements for the governance, accountability, financing, staffing and operation of STA. It includes:
- aims and objectives
- roles and responsibilities
- governance
- accountability to parliament
- financial management and reporting
- audit and assurance
- staffing
- shared services
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Published 23 July 2018
Last updated 19 August 2022
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Updated framework for 2022.
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Updated framework for 2020.
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First published.